Cigar-banding machine.



O. HAMMERSTBIN.

CIGAR BANDING MACHINE. APPLIOATION FILED AUG.31,1B08.

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Patented Oct. 11, 1910.

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CIGAR BANDING MACHINE.

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CIGAR BANDING MACHINE.

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CIGAR BANDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.31,1908.

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UIGAR BANDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED we. 31, 1908.

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CIGAR BANDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 31. 1908.

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CIGAR-BAN DING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Intent.

Patented Oct. 11, 1910.

Application filed August 31, 1908. Serial No. 450,939.

To all 107mm it may concern:

Be it known that I, Oscar HAMMnRs'rEIN, a citizen of the United States;and resident of the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and State-of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigar-Banding Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to machines-for a plying the bands to c' are andhas for 1ts object to rovide a mac in of thls description whi is sitiveand simple in operation; which will hand each cigar in exactly thesameplace and which will apply the band efl'ectively after the cigar hasbecome somewhat angular in cross section'due to having been placed in areceptacle while moist and then subjected to pressure.

My invention will be fully described hereinafter and the features ofnovelty will be pointed out in the ap ended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanydrawings in which- 'igure 1 is afront elevation of my improved machine; Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof;Fig. 3 is a cross-section on the line 3-3 of Fig.2; F' 4 is a similarview on the line 1-4 of Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is a similar view on the line 55ofFig. 2; Fi 6 is a detail sectional view on line 66 of ig. 2; Fig. 7 isa detail cross section on line 7-7 of Fig. 6; Fig. 8 is a detail planview of the band holder; Fig. 9 is a sectional view thereof on line 9--9of Fig. 8; Fig. 10 is a detail elevation of the moistening device; Fig.11 is a detail side view thereof; Fig. 12 is a detail elevation of aportion of the band holder; and F 13 to 19 inc. are diagrammatic views iustrating the various steps in the banding operation.

In the drawings, the bed plate A of the machine is shown secured to atable B, or it mi ht be carried by any suitable sup orts. This ed plateA is provided with stan ards C which form bearings for the chamberedshaft C, which has its open end connected with a suction device by meansof a flexible tube C for a purpose to be described hereinafter. D is aband-carrier or support secured to the shaft C and having a suction boxD in communication with the chamber of said shaft 0' as clearly shown inFig. 3. The upper surface of the suction box D is perforated asindicated at D and the endportion of the band-carrier or support isprovided with a slot D in which a. pro ec- .tion D* is adjustable. Thisprojection D 15 held in its adjusted position b means of a screw 1 and aslidi block A gear E 1s carried by the she t C to rotate therewith andmeshes with a segment E secured to one end of a. shaft E hung inbearings E which pniect downwardly from the bed plate A. t the oppositeend the shaft E 1s rovided with a crank E having aslot E is a leverextending downwardly and fulcrumed at F on one of the bearings E andprovided with apin F 2 which extends into the slot E of the crank E. Atits lower or free end, which is located adjacent to the floor, the leverF carries an operating foot-niece F the particular object of which willappear more clearly farther on.

F is a weight secured to the lever F for returning said lever to itsinitial position. G is a rod for supportin ashelf G at its upper end andarrang to slide vertically through the bearing sleeve G which forms partof a table G secured to the bed plate A by means of Sn ports G.

A. shaft H is jourua ed in flanges G of said table and carries sprocketwheels H over which pass s rocket-chains H the one end of each "of w ichis secured to a cross piece G fastened to the free end of the rod G. Theopposite ends of the said s )rocket chains H are secured to acounteralance weight H. A ratchet wheel H is also mounted on the shaft Hand is engaged by a pawl H pivoted at H on one of the supports G. Theoperative end of said )awl is pressed toward the teeth of the mate ct Hby a spring H and prevents said ratchet from rotating in one direction.

I is a releasing member fastened to the crank E and serves to releasethe pawl H from engagement with the ratchet H under certain conditionsas will appear hereinafter.

J is a resilient member having its longitudinal edge partly secured tothe shelf G by screws J and its 0 posite longitudinal edge entirely freethere rom and adjustable to different de rees of inclination through themedium of a screw J. This resilient member serves as a. support for thesupply of bands J and maintains said bands in an inclined osition. RodsK extends upwardly a jacent to the resilient member J from pivot piecesK fulcrumed on studs K which form part of the table G. said rods servingas a means for preventing the supply sitions by means of of bands frombecomin disarranged. The

said pivot pieces K an with them the rods K are adj ustable about thestuds K to accommodate different sizes and styles of bands and aresecured in their adjusted pcset screws K. A receptacle L is mounted onthe bed plate A and is rovided with a slot L so as to be adjust ab etoward and away from the carrier 1), being held in its ad'plistedPOSltlOD by means of a thumb screw A trough L is secured in saidreceptacle L through the medium of screws L and serves as a containerfor water, and is preferably provided with a felt or similar lining L. Ashaft M is journaled in bearin L on the receptacle L and extends througand across the trough L". This shaft M carries a forked member 31, inthe forked end of which a moistening roller M of felt or similarmaterial is carried. This forked member M is so positioned on the shaftthat the roller M travels along the lining L of the trough L so as to bekept continually moist, it bemg understood that the lining is arrangedin a CH.- cular path with the shaft M as a center. A p' 'on N is mountedon the shaft M to rotate therewith and meshes with a verticallytraveling rack N guided between a member N and the one side wall of thereceptacle L. The member N is spaced from the said side wall of thereceptacle L by washers N (Fig. 10) and is secured in position throughthe medium of screws N. The rack N is maintained in engagement with theinion by means of a flat spring N carried by the member N The lower endof the rack N is pivotally secured at N to a link N which 1n turn ispivoted at N to one member N of a bell crank lever fulcrumed at N" on alug N forming part of an auxiliary frame 0. This auxiliary frame 0 haslugs 0' formed thereon, which lugs are pivoted at O to cars A formingpart of or secured to the bed late A. The member N of the bell crankever is provided with an adjustable stop screw N", arranged undercertain conditions for engagement with the lower surface of the frame 0.A lever P is pivoted at P to the other member N of the bell crank and ispivotally connected at P= with a swingin member P fulcrumed at P to alug 5 orming part of the one bearing E.

N is a stop lug formed on the bell crank member N and is arranged toengage the frame 0 to limit the movement of said hell crank in onedirection. An adjustable contact iece P is secured at P" to the swingingmem r P and is adjusted to various angles by a screw P which works in abearing P The contact piece P is adapted to be ened by a cam member Qsecured to one en of the sleeve Q carried by the shaft E This sleeve Qis provided at its other end with a crank Q which rotates with saidsleeve but is mounted on the shaft E A. pin Q extends through a slot Qin the crank Q? and screws into a lever lt fulcrumed at R u on the onebearing E. The lower end of his lever B. is arranged near the floor andis provided with a foot piece R in the same manner as the lever Fhereinbefore mentioned.

S is a lever secured to the sleeve Q to rotate therewith and pivot-allyconnected by means of a link S with a projection S forming part of orsecured to another lever S which is fulcrumed at S on a lug S rojectingdownwardly from the bed plate A. This lever S also has secured to it atS one end of the link S the other end of which is pivotally secured at Sto a lug S forming part of a slide 8". This slide S" is pro vided withlongitudinal tongue pieces S which travel in grooves T of a second slideT. This second slide T is also provided with longitudinally extendingpieces T which extend into grooved pieces U projecting upwardly from asupport U adjustable toward and awe from the finger piece 1) and held inits a justable position through the medium of a thumb screw U workmg inconjunction with a slot U in said support U. Resilient arms V aresecured to the slide S and carry between their free ends a roller V andsimilar arms W' are fastened to the slide T and carry betwee'n theirfree ends a similar roller \V. A screw threaded projection S is fastenedto the lower surface of the slide S and accommodates an abutment screwS. A similar abutment screw T projects through a similar projection T inthe slide T and cooperates with the portion U of the support U to limitthe movement of the slides in one direction.

X is an adjustable screw extending through a block X secured to theupper surface of the slide S and Y is a bridge piece which is fastenedto the slide '1 and operates in conjunction with the said screw X toefifect certain operations to be more fully brought out hereinafter.

Y is a spring carried by the slide T and frictionally enga ing the uppersurface of the support U. eaf springs Z and Z are secured respectivelyto the receptacle L and the support U so as to have their free endsadjacent to the suction box D of the carrier D. A screw Z extendsthrough a portion of the auxiliary frame 0 and serves to limit theupwardly swinging movement of said frame 0. A look nut Z is provided formaintaining said screw Z in its adjusted position.

The operation of the machine is as follows: The suction device is firststarted so that the air is withdrawn from the suction chamber D throughthe chambered shaft C and a continuous suction produced at the openingsD. The projection D is now set at the point desired so as to positionthe cigar during the banding operation, it be ing understood that oneend of the cigar abuts against this projection while the band is beingapplied. The operator by pressure on the foot iece F swings the lever Fon its fulcrum to the rear of the machine and with it the crank E* thuscausing the shaft E to be artly rotated in its bearings. As the shaft isrotated as just described the segment E is swung in the arc ofe circleto the left in Fig. 4 and the pinion E is caused to revolve. Owing tothe fact that the pinion E is secured on the chambered shaft C thisshaft will be rotated with the said pinion and will swing the carrier Dto the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 4:. In this position the 0nings D are located directly over the supp y of bands J 5 with thesurface in which the openings D are located in engagement with the upermostband. As this en gement takes p ace the uppermost band 1s drawntoward the suction box and held there by the suction. The 0 erator nowremoves his footfrom the oot piece F 3 and as the pressure is thusremoved, the wei ht F will cause the lever F to be returne to itsinitial position and with it. through the connections above describedthe carrier D with the band held adjacent to the suction box. The ci arto be handed is now placed lengthwise o the carrier D over the band.with its one end abutting against the projection D. The operator nowexerts a presure on the foot piece R and swings the lever R to the rearof the machine in the same manner as described with reference to thelever F. This operation will cause the crank Q to be swung in the arc ofa circle and will rotate the sleeve Q, and with it the cam member Q. Asthis cam member Q is swung downwardly in Fig. 3 as just described, itwill press against the contact iece P and will swing the lever P to theeft in Fig. A ull will thus be exerted on the link P.flll( the bellcrank will be swung on its pivot N and the member N thereof will beraised. As this takes place the rack N will be raised, through themedium of the link N and the pinion N will be caused to rotate and withit the shaft M. During this movement the roller M travels downward andpasses over the pasted end of the band which is pressed against tlulining L and thus moistened on both sides. Gontinued pressure on thelever R tends to further raise the member N until the end of the screw Nengages the auxiliary frame 0 and then to swing the entire frame 0 onits pivot 0 so as to raise the forward end thereof, until the end of thescrew Z abuts a inst the lower surface. of the bed plate A.

e springs Z and Z being also raised during this operation cause the endsof the band to be folded upwardly so that the said band assumes theposition shown in Fig. 6.

While the above movements ilrc taking place the rotation of the sleeve Qalso causes the crank S to swing downwardly thus exerting a. pull on thelinks S and moving the up- )er end of the lever S to the left in Fig. 1.1 his movement of the lever S pulls the slide S to the left in Fig. 1.through the medium of the link S and as the movement continues and theend of the screw S abuts u ainst the end of the slide T, this secondslide T will also be moved to the left in Fig. 1 so that the two slidesS and T are substantially coupled to ether, and the rollers V and lV'are space from each other as clearly shown in Fig. 6. As the lever B isnow swung still farther rearwardly the cam member Q will pass thecontact member P and permit the auxiliary frame, the rack and moisteningroller and parts to return to their normal position, and the first.roller V will rule up on the cigar and press the portion 1 of the band J3 to the position shown in Fig. 13. The two slides S and T are now movedstill farther to the left until the roller has passed the portion 1 ofthe band which 0wing to its elasticity will snap back to its initialposition as shown in Fig. 14. In this position the roller V has justenga cd the portion 2 of thc band and as the slides continue to move 1nthe same direction the said roller V will depress the portion 2 of theband to the position shown in Fig. 15. In this position the roller lVhas begun to ride- 11 on the cigar and to bend the portion 1 o the cigarband as shown in Fig. 15. The slides continuing to move still farther.the roller V will pass the end of the ortion 2 of the band which willimmediate y snap back to its lmtml position and the roller W will bendthe portion 1 of the band further around the cigar. (Fig. 16.) The leverB has now reached the limit of its rearward movement and is ready to bepulled back to its original position. During this return movement of thelever B the sleeve Q. is rotated in the reverse direction and the crankS is raised and pushes upwardlv on the link S and swings the upper endof the lever S to the right in Fig. 1. This opcra tion will accordinglypush the slide S to the right and owing to the fact that there is nodirect connection between the slides,

the slide T will remain stationary. being heldmgaiust accidentalmovementbv the friction spying Y. The roller \V' which is carried by the slide'l therefore remains stationary. while the roller V which is carried bvthe slide 3" is moved to the position shown in Fig. 17. At this stage ofthe return movement of the parts the bridge Y has come nto engagementwith the end of the screw X which is carried by the slide S.

The slides are now again coupled together with the .two rollers V and Win substantially the position shown in Fig. 17. As the slide S is nowpushed further on in its return movement due to continued pull beingexerted on the lever B, the sllde '1 will be carried along with it andthe moist pasted end 2 of the cigar band will be brought over the ortion1 of said band by the roller V as siown in Fig. 18. During this part ofthe operation the part 1 of the band is held in position around thecigar by the roller W which gradually travels backward slightly inadvance of the roller V. The return movement is continued until theroller V has completely passed over the end 2 of the band and pasted itdown on the part 1 thus securely fastening the band in position on thecigar. (Fig. 19.) The parts now continue to return and finally reachtheir normal positions after which the operation is repeated.

Owing to the fact that the arms V and W in which the rollers V and W aremounted are resilient sufficient pressure is produced on the band tosecurely bind the two ends together. This pressure is augmented by thefact that the rollers when in their nor mal position or in a slightlylower plane than the uppermost portion of the c' ar, so that the rollersride up on said cigar uring thebanding operation against the tension ofsaid arms V and W. uring the return movement of the parts describedabove the cam member Q will lift the contact member P on its pivot P,(no resistance being offered to this movement), without operating any ofparts. The swinging movement of the auxiliary frame 0 is increased ordiminished by adjusting this screw Z", the contact member P beingadjusted to correspond through the medium of the screw P. As successivebands are removed from the sup ly the uppermost band will be in a slitly lower horizontal plane each time and finally the uppermost band willbe in a plane too low for the suction box to pick it u To overcome thisdifliculty the crank E is provided with a projection I which is arrangedto engage the upper end of the pawl H during an abnormal rearwardmovement of the lever F. As the said projection I engages said end ofthe pawl, the lower end thereof will be swung away from the ratchet andthe counterbalance weight H will cause the chain H to pull on the pieceG: and thus raise the shelf G and with it the supply of bands until theupper one comes into engagement with the suction box D. As soon as presure is removed from the lever F the pawl will snap back into engagementwith the ratchet. Thus as long as the u permost band is in aplanesufliciently high to be engaged and picked up by the suction box, therearward movement of the lever will not be suflicient to cause theprojection I to engage and operate the pawl II. As soon however, as theuppermost band is too low this rearward movement of the lever F will beincreased owing to the fact that the suction box D is permitted totravel a greater distance and the projection I will engage and operatethe pawl as above described. If desired a cushion D of rubber or similarmaterial may be attached to the bed plate A for the suction box to abutagainst at the end ofits return movement to its initial position to takeup any jar or shock. I

\Vith my invention it is thus possible to automatically band each cigarrapidly and effectively, and each band is applied in ex actly the sameplace on each cigar of the same kind. The mechanim is easily adjustableto diiferent sizes and styles of cigars and bands and can be easily andsimply operated without the necessity of any special instruction. Myimproved machine will apply cigar bands equally well to cigars whichstill retain their original round sha e and to those which have becomemore or ess angular in cross section by being packed close together intoa box. The yielding rollers V W will readily follow any irregularity inthe shape of the cigar.

I claim 1. In a cigar banding machine, a movable suction device forcarrying a band and for supporting the article to he handed and separate mechanism arranged to fold the band about the cigar or similararticle.

2. A banding machine comprising a holder for the bands, at band carrierhaving suction connections to hold a band in 'tion on one of its faces,said band carrier ing movable from an inverted position with the bandcarrying face over the holder to a position with said face uppermost andseparate means arranged to fold the band about a cigar or similararticle when the carrier is in its last named position.

3. A banding-machine comprising a holder for the hands, a movableband-carrier having suction connections to pick up a band from theholder and hold it in position on said carrier and to act as a supportfor the article to be banded, means for moistening only the one end ofsaid band and mechanism for folding the band completely around a cigaror similar article.

4. A banding machine comprising a. holder for the hands, a movableband-carrier or support having suction connections to pick up a bandfrom the holder, said carrier being movable toward and from said holder,an adjustable projection adapted to position the cigar or other articleon the band-carrier after the latter has been returned to its initialposition and mechanism for folding the band about the cigar or otherarticle.

5. A banding machine comprising a holder for the hands, a movable bandcarrier having suction connections to; p k up a. band from the holder,said carrier being movable toward and from the holder, a movable frameand means carried by said frame for folding the band about a cigar orsimilar article.

6. A banding machine comprising a su port for the band and cigar orother artic e,

a movable frame for partly folding said band about the ciglar or otherart-role, a slide for completely f0 ding one port on of the band aboutthe cigar or other article, a second slide for completely folding theother portion of the band about the cigar or other article, and meansfor moving said frame and said slides.

7. A banding machine comprising a holder for the bands, a movable bandcarrier arran ed to be moved toward and from said hol er to bring a bandto a. position for folding it about a cigar or other article, areceptacle for a liquid and a roller for moistenin the one end of saidband arranged to travel into and out of the liquid in said receptacle.

8. A banding machine comprising a carrier for the band and for thearticle to be banded, super (1 slides movable relative] to each other 1nthe same direction for fol ing the band about the said article and meansfor moving said slides.

9. A banding machine comprising acarrier for the band and for the artice to be handed, slides movable relatively to each other in the samedirection, resilient means on each of said slides adapted to fold theband about the article and means for moving said slides.

10. A banding machine comprising a carrier for the band and for thearticle to be banded, sl ides for folding the band about the articlesaid slides movln together in one direction and moving relatively toeach other for a. distance in the other direction, means for couplingthe two slides together to secure a combined movement of the twothroughout the remainder of the second movement and means for movingsaid slides.

11. In a banding machine, a carrier for the band, a liquid rece. tacle,a moistening roller arranged to trave-Fover the end of the band in thearc of a circle about an axis parallel with the axis of rotation of saidroller into and out of the liquid in said receptacle, and means foroperating said roller.

12. In a bandin machine, a support for a supply of the ban s, retainingdevices on said support for maintaining said bands in position, meanssecured to said supportand inclined relatively thereto for giving thebands an inclined position and a band carrier movable toward and fromsaid support for picking up a band from the supply and for serving as a.support for the article to be banded.

13. In a banding machine, a support for a, supply of the bands,retaining devices on said support for maintaining said hands inposition, a movable means having a portion scoured to said support andllllOlIl'lGl' portion free therefrom for giving said bands an inclinedposition, adevice for moving the free portion of said means relativelyto said support for ad'ust-ing the degree of inclination and a bancarrier movable toward and from said support for picking up a band fromthe supply and for servmg as a sup port for the article to be handed.

14. A banding machine comprising a supportfor a supply of the hands, amovable suction device arranged to carry the bands individually from thesupport and to support the article to be handed after said devicehasreturned to its initial position with the band and means for operatingsaid movable suction device.

15. A bandin machine com )lising a support for a supply of the ban 5, amovable suction device arranged to carry the bands individually from thesupport and to su sort the article to be handed after the said evice hasreturned to its initial position, adjustable means on said movabledevice for positioning the said article thereon and means for operatingsaid device.

16. A banding machine comprising a holder for the bands, mechanismmovable linearly for a plying the band to the ci or or other artic e,moistening means mova 1c in a path at an angle to the path of saidmechanism, and a band carrier for picking up a band from the holdermovable to a position between the band applying mechanism and themoistening means.

1?. In a banding machine, a support for 1 the band and the article to behanded, a device for moistening the one end of the band located at oneside of said support and means for folding the band about. the artiole,said means being located on the opposite side of said 511 port andmovable toward and away thercf i-olu.

18. In a banding machine, a. single support for the band and the articleto be handed, a device for moistening the one end 115 of the bandmovable in a plane at an angle to the plane of the su )port and meansfor applying the hand to the article, said means being movable in aplaneat an angle to the plane in which the moistcning device moves.

19. In a banding machine, a support for the band and the article to behanded, superimposed slides for applying the band to the article. saidslides being arranged to move together in one direction and beingcapable 125 of a limited movement relatively to each other in theopposite direction and means for actuating said slides.

20. ln :1 banding machine. a support for the band and the article to behanded, slides the m e n resilientlmeans oneachfo smdshdes 0' mhpted'tdfolcl the--l )and ebout the article and means foractuatmg saidslides.

21. In aha-riding machine, a sugport for the band and for the article tobe ended a device for moistening the said band, Baud evice comprisi 'areceptacle for a hgmd arid a; roller movab e into and out of said liquidI 1 v and means for actuating said roller.

22. In a banding machine, a support for the bands and the'urticle to behanded, a rejceptacle for a liquid located ad aeen't to said support, anarm pivoted 1n said geceptacle, a :i'oller rotatably mounted onsaid amand nieans for rocking said amp to move the roller across the band andmto and out of the liquid in said receptacle.

b eeding mechine, a holder for the; 'lznindssij a "hollow shaftconnected with a.

sueticnjdevicc, 'a band carrier secured to said sluift andeincommunication with the interior thereof, a" device for moistening theband, means for ap lying the band to the article to be banded ocatedadjacent to said moistening device and mechanism for rotating said shaftto move said band carrier to the band holder to pick up a band and thento a point between said moistening device and said band ap lyingmachine.

In testimony w ereo'f, I have hereunto set my hand in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses this 11th day of August 1908.

OSCAR HAMLIIERSTEIN.

Witnesses:

JOHN A, KEHIENBECK, JOHN Lam.

